

On December 27, 2008, Windows 7 Beta was leaked onto the Internet via BitTorrent. Copies of Windows 7 build 6801 were distributed out at the end of the conference, but the demonstrated taskbar was disabled in this build. Windows 7's server counterpart, Windows Server 2008 R2, is slated for release at about the same time.Īt PDC 2008, Microsoft demonstrated Windows 7 with its reworked taskbar. Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, with general retail availability set for October 22, 2009, less than three years after the release of its predecessor, Windows Vista.

Windows 7 (formerly codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna) is the latest version of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs and media center PCs.
